MERGED: Solemnities and Feast days/Memorials

[BenedictMary1]

(Sorry if I’m bothering you with all the replies, I just want to learn more!)

Okay so all of the Roman Catholic Church has the same feast days and solemnities and that is the General Roman Calendar.

In between the dates of the General Roman Calendar are other feast and memorials that are added to the calendar by countries and individual parts of the world.

For example Mexico has the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe while another country might not have that feast in their liturgical calendar. So the priest in that country may not celebrate that feast day but In Mexico a priest must celebrate the feast day. And so, different catholic churches around the world have different liturgical calendars and celebration days but they all share the same celebrations and that is the General Roman Calendar?

 

[YoungTradCath]

The generic, default calendar is the General Roman Calendar. Unchanged, it is used only in a few places.

Most countries have a slightly modified version of it, called a proper calendar. Even dioceses have proper calendars.

 

[Bergon]

Do all countries have the same liturgical calendar?

I don’t know if they all have one. They are all entitled to one.

I mean other than the date of Solemnities were they can be transferred by Diocese.

Solemnities are not confined to the General Roman Calendar. Feasts in the General Roman Calendar, for example, can have the rank of solemnity in a national calendar.

Do you know were I can find a liturgical calendar online for the Vatican City?

You could search for it using a search engine.

 

[Bergon]

Okay so all of the Roman Catholic Church has the same feast days and solemnities and that is the General Roman Calendar.

Basically yes. When a bishops’ conference draws up national calendars it starts with the General Roman Calendar as a template. It might retain universal celebrations with the same rank. It might alter the rank, usually to make it one rank higher. It will probably add national celebrations. Once it’s done this it sends it to Rome. Rome reviews it and may confirm it. Once Rome has confirmed it the bishops’ conference can promulgate it.

In between the dates of the General Roman Calendar are other feast and memorials that are added to the calendar by countries and individual parts of the world.

Yes

For example Mexico has the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe while another country might not have that feast in their liturgical calendar. So the priest in that country may not celebrate that feast day but In Mexico a priest must celebrate the feast day. And so, different catholic churches around the world have different liturgical calendars and celebration days but they all share the same celebrations and that is the General Roman Calendar?

Yes! A priest must follow his proper calendar. If he’s a secular priest it’ll be the calendar of his diocese. If he’s a regular priest it’s the calendar of his institute or society. But, if a priest is celebrating publicly he must follow the local calendar. Example: if my parish priest (pastor in North America) was at home on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe he couldn’t celebrate that feast, it’s not in our diocesan calendar. He could, of course, include an intention in the General Intercessions. If my parish priest (pastor in North America) was on holiday in Mexico on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the local pastor permitted him to celebrate a public Mass it would have to be the Mass of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

If a priest celebrates a Mass privately (sine populo) he can follow his proper calendar no matter where he is.